Intro
G Am Em D x2
G Em D
If all my lovers sing the big words
G Em D
And all my brothers keep them small
Am D G
Then I get lost in the difference, between their whisper and the echo of their call
G Em D
So I am headed for the ocean,
G Em D
to let the sea-smoke guide me in.
Am D Em
I'll give up my belongings and questions, they only ever taught me to begin.
G
So I will not turn around, as I step up to the train,
Am Em D
But I'll hear it when you call my name.
G
And I will not be the sound, of your roof under the rain,
Am Em D
But I'll hear it when you call my name.
G Em D
So I am taking off my wrist watch,
G Em D
to let the time move how I please.
Am D G
To let my day be guided by the sunlight, through mornings knell and twilights soft release
G Em D
So if you want to get to know me,
G Em D
follow my smile into it's curves
Am D Em
All these lines are born in sorrows and in pleasures, and every man ends up with
the face that he deserves.
G
So I will not give you bread, as you reach out from your cage,
Am Em D
But I'll hear it when you call my name.
G
And I will not give applause, as you step off of the stage,
Am Em D
But I'll hear it when you call my name.
G Em D
There's a river running through the city
G Em D
Gently reminding me what's what.
Am D G
Of course, you are invited to come with me, but I don't think that's really what you want.
G Em D
I think you want a world that will hold you,
G Em D
Through security, and gravity, and love
Am D Em
And I can't think of anyone who'd blame you, and I can't think of how that'd be enough.
G
So I won't come back around, when you've cursed the ground you've tamed,
Am Em D
But I'll hear it when you call my name
G
And when you realize once I'm gone, that I never really came,
Am Em D
Oh, I'll hear it when you call my name.
G
And when the burden of the sun, reveals to you it's pain,
Am Em D
Oh, I'll hear it when you call my name.
G
And when you realize that you're wrong, but you still give me all the blame,
Am Em D
I'll hear it when you call my name.
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| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend